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Ecuador

Amazon Journey Day 2 We had a boat ready to take us across the border from Nuevo Rocafurte to the Peruvian border town of Pantoja. Fernando,The guy we had set up the travel with, was a friendly chap. Actually pretty… Continue Reading →

Amazon Journey Day 1 The first leg on the Amazon would start on one of its Tributaries, Napo, as we head out of Coca towards the border of Ecuador and Peru. We had a 7:30 AM boat to catch and… Continue Reading →

Boat Journey on the Amazon – Day 0 With the rain in the air and a pretty dense weather cover all over the country, we thought of our options to get to the town of Coca. We had about 8… Continue Reading →

My primary focus in this post will be about making coffee. But before we get to that… The last couple of days have been Rainy and we decided to make a tour of our friends in Tumbaco to wish farewell… Continue Reading →

I’d be the first to admit, I am a Power Hog. Though I am on the road on my bike for years now, being a technophile, I do numerous things on the road electronically. Taking pictures (multiple cameras), videos (Garmin… Continue Reading →

This is more of an initial impression rather than a long term use review. However, my observations are valid for a pretty heavy duty user and given I had some experience with the Track Backpack. The only thing missing would… Continue Reading →

I got my Ortlieb Track from Wayne at The Touring Store. First up, here is a plug for the exceptional experience of buying things from Wayne. He is a fantastic person to deal with and if you look thro his… Continue Reading →

Schwalbe Marathon – Two words to end discussion on touring tires. Before I started my first tour in SE Asia, I had read about tourists and touring for many years and the consensus among everyone on the road was that… Continue Reading →

From what I hear, The Mondial’s are Schwalbe’s response to the discontinued, but legendary Marathon XR’s. Pretty much everyone I met on the road, had Montials on their bikes or were planning to get them when their tires run out… Continue Reading →

A year and a half or so back, I was looking for recharging options that I could have on the go. Given the recent trend in USB output adapters that hook on to the dynamo and the advancement in Solar… Continue Reading →

No I am not counting wrongly, I just wanted to make a separate post of our trip to Quilotoa, so there is a double posting for the day. Quilotoa is a Crater lake in Ecuador and as we were making… Continue Reading →

The last couple of weeks have been quiet, relaxing, productive and fun. I have been in Tumbaco, mostly researching my next leg of the journey and getting some stuff done. I think it’s a long time to do research, but… Continue Reading →

I’ve had my B&M tail light for nearly 5 years now. I’ve used them while commuting to work on a regular basis and when I started touring, It has been a faithful companion on a 6 month tour of SE… Continue Reading →

B&M makes a shit ton of products, It takes a while to understand the nomenclature and figure out the differences between each of them. The one I have (can’t remember the actual name), has a light sensor, stand light and… Continue Reading →